By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was fined a collective $800 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being found with drugs and jumping out of a moving police car to evade custody.
Sandrick Major, 28, represented by attorney Damien White, faced Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and escape from lawful custody.
While the accused faced an additional charge of assault, this was officially withdrawn.
On October 16, Major was arrested after he was found with two grams of Indian hemp.
Then around 3.46pm on October 17, while in custody and on the way to a police station, the accused opened the door of a marked police car and jumped onto St Vincent Road near Barclay’s drive.
Although the accused fled the scene and managed to evade capture, he eventually turned himself into police on October 24.
Before his own arraignment, Major was attacked by another defendant in court who suffers from mental illness, according to a relative.
Major pleaded guilty to both the drug and escape charges. In his plea of mitigation, Mr White said his client is remorseful for his actions and is the breadwinner of his family.
Because of this, Mr White asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence on Major so as not to hinder his ability to provide for his two children.
At this time, the prosecution revealed that the accused has antecedents.
The judge then convicted the defendant and fined Major $300 or three months in prison for the drug charge and an additional $500 or six months for the escape charge.
Magistrate Vogt-Evans warned Major that if he returns to her court for a future offence he will be sent to prison.
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